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Preventing underage alcohol use through changes in norms and risk perception: A randomized evaluation of two school-based prevention programs in Colombia
(2023-12-28)
This study evaluates the short-term impact of two school-based inter ventions designed to prevent alcohol use among children in high-risk schools in Bogotá, Colombia. The programs aimed at increasing the perception of risk ...
Transformación digital en la educación: el caso de la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, 2023-10-30)
La inclusión de las tecnologías digitales en las prácticas educativas es una cuestión persistente en la agenda de las políticas educativas de América Latina y el Caribe. No obstante, la innovación en esas prácticas a partir ...
Retos de la política social en América Latina y el Caribe: análisis y políticas
(CAF-Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, 2023-09)
El reporte bandera de CAF, RED 2022:
Desigualdades heredadas, muestra que en las
sociedades latinoamericanas y caribeñas hay una fuerte conexión entre la alta desigualdad y la baja movilidad social. Diversos mecanismos ...
Relaciones América Latina y el Caribe–Unión Europea: fortaleciendo una alianza estratégica (Resumen Ejecutivo)
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, 2023-09)
En el tejido complejo de las relaciones internacionales, América Latina y el Caribe y la Unión Europea han mantenido un vínculo histórico que se ha nutrido de lazos culturales, económicos y políticos a lo largo de los ...
Relaciones América Latina y el Caribe–Unión Europea: fortaleciendo una alianza estratégica (folleto)
(2023-09)
El 17 de julio de 2023 la Unión Europea (UE) y La Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) tomaron la decisión de seguir construyendo una relación estratégica entre las dos regiones. La reunión de los jefes ...
Educational Mobility Across Three Generations in Latin American Countries
(CAF, 2023-07-27)
This paper presents new evidence on educational mobility across
three generations in six Latin American countries (LAC). Combining survey information with national census data we build a
data set with 50,000 triads of ...
Rule–based civil service: evidence from a nationwide teacher reform in Mexico
(CAF, 2023-07)
This paper studies the effect of a civil service reform on the skills
profile of new teachers in Mexico. The reform mandated the use
of rule-based recruitment over discretionary hiring. Our results
show that the reform ...
The role of unwanted childbirths on female wages and education
(2022-12-21)
This paper documents how unwanted childbirths relate to women’s education and wages. Unwanted childbirths, especially early in life, can affect women’s education and labor market decisions. Using data from the National ...
The effect of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity
(CAF, 2022-06-22)
This paper studies the impact of high dismissal protection on
bureaucratic turnover and productivity in the context of public
school teachers in Chile. We take advantage of a law that required
education administrators ...
Tripping at the Finish Line Experimental Evidence on the Road of Misperceptions on Secondary School Completion
(CAF, 2022-06-14)
In Argentina, more than 90 percent of teenagers are enrolled in upper secondary school, but only 50 percent graduate on time. I conducted a field experiment in Salta, Argentina, to test if lack of information about how ...